Voice of America: In Africa, Criminalizing Marital Rape Remains Controversial

Voice of America Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries

In Africa, Criminalizing Marital Rape Remains Controversial Nov 7th 2013, 23:22, by webdesk@voanews.com (Anne Look) In about half of sub-Saharan African countries, there is no law specifically saying a man can't force his wife to have sex with him.  In at least three countries, laws don't allow women to bring rape charges against their husbands.  Efforts to criminalize marital rape have been controversial, and the results have been mixed. Sub-Saharan African countries have taken several approaches to criminalizing what is known as spousal, or marital, rape since the U.N. Convention on... Media files: CFA5940A-08EF-47BE-BA59-BF67500462B5_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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